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predetermined — index aforethought, deliberate, express, fixed (settled), intentional, premeditated, stated Burt … Law dictionary
predetermined — [adj] decided in advance agreed, arranged, calculated, cut and dried*, deliberate, destined, determined, doomed, fated, fixed, foredestined, foreordained, forethought, planned, prearranged, precogitated, predestined, premeditated, preordained,… … New thesaurus
predetermined — pre|de|ter|mined [ˌpri:dıˈtə:mınd US ə:r ] adj formal decided or arranged before something happens, so that it does not happen by chance predetermined level/limit/amount etc ▪ a predetermined level of spending >predetermine v [T] ▪ The colour… … Dictionary of contemporary English
predetermined — [[t]pri͟ːdɪtɜ͟ː(r)mɪnd[/t]] ADJ If you say that something is predetermined, you mean that its form or nature was decided by previous events or by people rather than by chance. The Prince s destiny was predetermined from the moment of his birth … English dictionary
predetermined — adjective formal if something is predetermined, it has been formed or arranged before it happens, and does not happen by chance: The colour of your eyes is predetermined by those of your parents. | a predetermined location predetermination noun… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
predetermined — UK [ˌpriːdɪˈtɜː(r)mɪnd] / US [ˌprɪdɪˈtɜrmɪnd] adjective happening or developing in a particular way because of things that have existed, happened, or been decided before The department has exceeded its predetermined level of spending. Derived… … English dictionary
predetermined — adjective 1) a predetermined budget Syn: prearranged, established in advance, preset, set, fixed, agreed 2) our predetermined fate Syn: predestined, preordained … Thesaurus of popular words
Predetermined — Predetermine Pre de*ter mine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predetermined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predermining}.] [Pref. pre + determine: cf. F. pr[ e]d[ e]terminer.] 1. To determine (something) beforehand. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. To doom by previous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
predetermined — pre|de|ter|mined [ ,pridı tɜrmınd ] adjective happening or developing in a particular way because of things that have existed, happened, or been decided before: The department has exceeded its predetermined level of spending. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
predetermined — adjective set in advance (Freq. 1) a preset plan of action at a predetermined time • Syn: ↑preset • Similar to: ↑planned … Useful english dictionary
Predetermined variables — are variables that were determined prior to the current period. In econometric models this implies that the current period error term is uncorrelated with current and lagged values of the predetermined variable but may be correlated with future… … Wikipedia
